We all voted to give that 12 weeks. All of us know exactly why the can keeps being kicked farther and farther down the road. Its because the majority cannot muster the majority of their own members to support bipartisan funding bills. Because the governing party which controls the house, senate, and white house has not been able to govern. Senate republican john cornyn can always y, seemed to be kicked down the road. And here we are again with republicans doing exactly that. Mr. Speaker, lets call this c. R. For what it is, a chaotic retreat from rational regular order and fiscal responsibility. We have a supplemental bill that provides some emergency Disaster Relief for those affected by our natural disasters, but it ought to do more, in my opinion, to help those in puerto rico and the virgin islands. Its been three months since irma and maria devastated puerto rico and the u. S. Virgin islands and harvey visited so much water on houston. Many still do not have electricity in puerto rico or running water. These are our fellow americans. We owe it to them and to ourselves to help them in their time of need. Do ress, mr. Speaker, can better. It should do better. We should act in a bipartisan way. I was on the Appropriations Committee as an active member for 23 years. I was a member of the laborhealth committee, and i told people that you could take the 13 of us we were eight democrats and five republicans you could have taken the 13 of us, thrown us up in the air, we would have come down in random seats and had a markup and you would have been hard pressed to identify the democrat or the republican. Because we believed our responsibility was to fund the priorities of this country. Bills. Hat we passed 12 the speaker pro tempore the gentleman is recognized for one additional minute. Mr. Hoyer i thank the speaker and i thank the gentlelady from new york. The Appropriations Committee used to be an extraordinarily Bipartisan Committee where we worked together, not on a partisan basis but on a basis of trying to determine which priorities were important for our country, what funds were needed so that agencies could operate in an effective way. That, unfortunately, is not happening the way it did. So mr. Speaker, i urge my republican friends who control this house and all the levers of government to work with democrats on making sure that all those who need emergency Disaster Relief as well as those who need funds to operate their Government Agencies in a way that serves america best, i urge us to Work Together toward us because d i urge nobody believes these c. R. s are good policy but they unfortunately are becoming regular if not regular order. I yield back the balance of my time. The speaker pro tempore the gentlemans time has expired. The gentlewoman from new york reserves. Mr. Frelinghuysen i reserve, mr. Speaker. The speaker pro tempore the gentlewoman from new york is recognized. Mrs. Lowey once again, my colleagues, this is an epic failure of governing. How many more times will we have to pass a continuing resolution which not only denies certainty to men and women in uniform and all federal employees but is an inefficient waste of taxpayer dollars . Will the re times majority stumble from crisis to crisis narrowly averted a shutdown . It is long past time that the majority work with democrats to increase the budget caps, write fullyear spending bills. The Appropriations Committee stands ready to do our job. I hope that Republican Leadership finally does its job and agrees to permit reasonable spending bills that vests in americas future. I that invests in americas future. I yield back. The speaker pro tempore the gentlewoman from new york yields back the balance of her time. The gentleman from new jersey. Mr. Frelinghuysen i ask my colleagues to vote yes to keep government open. I yield back the balance of my time. The speaker pro tempore all time for debate has expired. Pursuant to House Resolution 670, the previous question is ordered. The question is on the motion by the gentleman from new jersey, mr. Frelinghuysen. All those in favor say aye. All those opposed, no. The ayes have it. The motion is agreed to. Without objection, the motion to reconsider is laid on the table. Mr. Frelinghuysen mr. Chairman, i ask for a recorded vote. The speaker pro tempore does the gentleman request the yeas and nays . Mr. Frelinghuysen yes. The speaker pro tempore the yeas and nays are requested. Those favoring a vote by the yeas and nays will rise. A sufficient number having arisen, the yeas and nays are ordered. Members will record their votes by electronic device. Pursuant to clause 8 of rule 20, this 15minute vote on the motion will be followed by fiveminute votes on passage of h. R. 4667, the motion to suspend the rules and pass senate 1532, and the motion to suspend the rules and the rules and pass senate 1766, if ordered. This is a 15minute vote. [captioning made possible by the national captioning institute, inc. , in cooperation with the United States house of representatives. Any use of the closedcaptioned coverage of the house proceedings for political or commercial purposes is expressly prohibited by the u. S. House of representatives. ] the speaker pro tempore on this vote the yeas are 225. He nays the speaker pro tempore on this vote the yeas are 228. The nays are 190. He motion the speaker pro tempore on this vote the yeas are 231. The nays are 188. The motion is adopted. Without objection, the motion to reconsider is laid on the table. The Unfinished Business is the vote on passage of h. R. 4667 on which the nays yeas and nays are ordered. The clerk h. R. 4667, a bill making further supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending september 30, 2018, for Disaster Assistance for hurricanes harvey, irma, and maria, and calendar year 2017 wildfires, and for other. Rposes the speaker pro tempore the question is on passage of the bill. Members will record their votes by electronic device. This is a fiveminute vote. [captioning made possible by the national captioning institute, inc. , in cooperation with the United States house of representatives. Any use of the closedcaptioned coverage of the house proceedings for political or commercial purposes is expressly prohibited by the u. S. House of representatives. ] the speaker pro tempore on this vote the yeas are 251. The nays 169. The bill is passed. Without objection, the motion to reconsider is laid upon the table. Order. E will be in members, please take your seats. The house will be in order. Members, please take your seats. Order. Members, please take your seats. He house will be in order. The house will be in order. Members, please take your seats. Remove your conversation from the house floor. For what purpose does the gentleman from california, the majority leader, seek recognition . Mr. Mccarthy i rise for the purpose of making a scheduling announcement. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman from california is recognized. Mr. Mccart mr. Mccarthy members are advised these are the last votes expected in the house for he day, week, month, and year. Now, i want to thank all the members for their service to their nation. Wish you and your family a blessed holiday and very, Merry Christmas and look forward to working with all of you in 2018. With that i yield back. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman from california yields back. Without objection, fiveminute voting will continue. The Unfinished Business is the vote on the motion of the gentleman from missouri, mr. Graves, to suspend the rules and pass senate 1532 on which the yeas and nays are ordered. The clerk will report the title of the bill. The clerk senate 1532. An act to disqualify from operating a commercial Motor Vehicle for life and individual who uses a commercial Motor Vehicle in committing a felony involving human trafficking. The speaker pro tempore the question s. Will the house suspend the rules and pass the bill. Members will record their votes by electronic device. This is a fiveminute vote. [captioning made possible by the national captioning institute, inc. , in cooperation with the United States house of representatives. Any use of the closedcaptioned coverage of the house proceedings for political or commercial purposes is expressly prohibited by the u. S. House of representatives. ] the speaker pro tempore on this vote the yeas are 393. The nays are zero. Zero recorded as present. 2 3 of those voting having responded in the affirmative, the rules are suspended, the bill is passed, and without objection the motion to reconsider is laid upon the table. The Unfinished Business is the question on suspend the rules and passing senate 1766, which the clerk will report by title. The clerk senate 1766, an act to reauthorize the safer act of 2013, and for other purposes. The speaker pro tempore the question is, will the house suspend the rules and pass the bill. So many as are in favor say aye. Those opposed, no. In the opinion of the chair, 2 3 of those voting having responded in the affirmative, the rules are suspended, the bill is passed, and without objection the motion to reconsider is laid upon the table. For what purpose does the gentleman from new york seek recognition . Mr. Speaker, i ask unanimous consent that when the house adjourns today, it adjourn to meet at 2 00 p. M. Tomorrow. The speaker pro tempore without objection, so ordered. The chair lays before the house the following message. The clerk to the congress of the United States. Pursuant to the International Emergency economic powers act as amended, i hereby report that i have issued the enclosed executive order declaring a National Emergency with respect to the unusual and extraordinary threat to the National SecurityForeign Policy economy of the United States posed by serious human rights abuse and corruption around the world. In addition to taking action nder iepa, the order implements the Global Human Rights accountability act and its tes certain of authorities. The order blocks the property and interests and property of persons listed in annex to the order. It also blocks the property and interests of any foreign person determined by the secretary of the treasury in consultation with the secretary of state and the attorney general, one, to responsible for or complicit in or to have directly or indirectly engaged in serious human rights abuse. Two, to be a current or former Government Official or a person acting for or on behalf of such an individual who is responsible for or complicit in or has directly or indirectly engaged in corruption. Including the misappropriation of state assets, the appropriation of private assets for personal gain. Corruption related to government contracts, or the extraction of natural resources, or bribery, or, b, the transfer or facilitation of the transfer of proceeds of corruption. The order also blocks any person determined by the secretary of the treasury in consultation with the secretary of state and the attorney general to have materially assisted, sponsored, or provided financial material or technological support for or goods or services to or in support of a, any activity described in, one, 2a or 2b above conducted by a foreign person. B, any person whose property and interests and property are blocked pursuant to the order r c, any entity described in 3a above where activity is conducted by a foreign person. In addition, the order suspends entry into the United States of any alien listed in the annex or determined to meet one or more of the criteria above. I delegated to the secretary of treasury the authority and consultation with the secretary of state to take such actions, including adopting rules and regulations and to employ all powers granted to the president by iepa and the act as may be necessary to implement the order and relevant provisions of the act. I have delegated to the secretary of state the authority to take such actions, including adopting rules and regulations, and to employ all powers granted to the president by iepa and the act as may be necessary to implement the provisions of the order and the the uspending entry into United States of certain aliens. All executive departments and agencies are directed to take all appropriate measures within their the United States of certain author the order. Signed, donald j. Trump, the white house, december 20, 2017. The speaker pro tempore referred to the committee on Foreign Affairs antijudiciary and ordered printed. The chair will now entertain requests for oneminute speeches. For what purpose does the gentleman from pennsylvania eek recognition . Without objection, the gentleman is recognized for one minute. Mr. Speaker, i rise today to call on my colleagues on both sides of the aisle to Work Together to pass the longterm extension of the Childrens Health insurance program. 178,000 pennsylvania children rely on chip to get their health care, thousands of them in my own district. Its a Bipartisan Program and for decades has continued to earn bipartisan support. The house did its job last month, passing a fiveyear extension of the program, and im grateful for chairman weldon and his leadership and support for chip. Mr. Meehan just a few minutes ago the house passed an extension through march and thats good but its not good enough. Unless the house and senate can reach a real agreement, pennsylvanians and their children will again face the prospect of losing their care and its not right to jeopardize kids name of partisan in the name of partisan bickering. Weve done important tasks but chip is important too, and i say to my friends on both side of the aisles, dont let this become a both sides of the aisle, dont let this become a bargaining chip. Lets get this done. I yield back. The speaker pro tempore for what purpose does the gentleman seek recognition . Without objection, the gentleman is recognized for one minute. Right now in my home state the blaze in the communities in my district are still bruised from the 2013 wildfires and are on high alert for the next power. Today we passed my bill and delivered a win for our firefighters and victims of fires by increasing federal funding to recover, rebuild, prevent future fires and keep communities safe. The 2013 mountain fire in my district burned over 27,000 acres, destroyed homes and cost over 25 million. Fire, z i work with cal Mountain Communities Fire Safe Council to author the wildfire prevention act which will deliver tens of millions of dollars to recover, rebuild, prevent future fires and keep our communities safe. This bill puts people above partisanship and solutions above ideology to improve the lives of the people we serve. It makes government work for the people. Thank you to these incredible local partners for working with me to deliver this pragmatic solution for the district and for the community. The speaker pro tempore for what purpose does the gentleman from South Carolina seek recognition . Mr. Wilson to address the house for one minute and to revise and extend my remarks. The speaker pro tempore without objection, the gentleman is recognized for one minute. Mr. Wilson mr. Speaker, im grateful that President Donald Trump and Congressional Republicans are delivering on the first meaningful tax cuts in a generation. These tax cuts are in the tradition of ronald reagan, allowing American Families to keep more of their hard earned paychecks and creating jobs. Over 80 of hardworking families will keep more of their own money. As early as february, American Families will see more of their own money as revealed in their paychecks. Additionally, by lowering the Corporate Tax to 21 , american businesses will become more competitive overseas and jobs will be created. Such as nefron industries led by lou and bill kennedy of casey. M proud of all members for delivering tax cuts. In the words of reagan, whenever we lower our tax rate, our entire nation is better off. In conclusion, god bless our troops and we will never forget september 11. Thank you Ambassador Haley for standing tall with President Donald Trump for checking injury use aluminum as the capital jerusalem as the capital of israel. A bless guatemala for being friend in the United Nations. The speaker pro tempore for what purpose does the gentleman from new jersey seek recognition . Without objection, the gentleman is recognized for one inute. Mr. Payne mr. Speaker, our Public Schools and public universities are essential for Economic Growth and educating future generations. But knowledge alone is not enough. Our nations future depends on innovative ideas, and innovative ideas require Diverse People working together. In the Public Schools and public universities across the country, educators are helping foster diverse ideas through Cultural Studies. Ne such educator, dr. An twontoinette wilson has poetry, film, scholarship, and service as a way to help young people explore issues that affect women and m